imposing

Example Sentences

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“Even so, the pause could last weeks to months, imposing significant costs on developers who had been eyeing completion within the next two years.”

From MarketWatch

In one desert station Systra showed reporters, workers on scaffolding have raised an imposing geometric ceiling over six open-air tracks.

From Barron's

Canada followed that policy template but later retreated and pivoted to imposing limits on immigration, as rapid-fire population growth placed strains on housing costs, the delivery of social services, and infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ultimately, the city's attorney found that imposing restrictions on a medical facility was not in their remit.

From BBC

One way of keeping the railway running safely until work can be done has been by imposing speed restrictions on some parts of the track.

From BBC